Uncle Waffles

Uncle Waffles

@unclewaffles.bsky.social

Some guy who likes waffles

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The dems were much further left in the 40s. Guaranteed income for old people, price controls, minimum wage laws were created for the first time. The government directly hired people to do work via the wpa. It got them control of the house for almost 50 years, and a president who had four terms.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

I guess here on Bluesky it's controversial to note that the Democrats, once the majority across this country, were reduced to national minority (in stages, from 1968, to 1980, to 2016) by moving left. But if you'd rather think I'm just making Trump's point...well, whatever helps you cope.

Anyone who says "you need to vote for Newsom if he wins the primary" you need to tell me first who else's rights you're willing to destroy for a dem win. Would you vote for an anti abortion dem? What about one against interracial marriage? Just trying to see where you draw the line at Dem support

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Newsom's willingness to troll Trump has moved him up from 105th to 104th on my list of candidates I'd consider voting for in the 2028 democratic presidential primary.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Gavin Newsom's moment "Newsom and other Dems joining this battle are right to fight. And by fighting, they are demonstrating just how weak Trump is. When you bend the knee, MAGA looks invincible. As soon as you stand up, though, the orange god starts to look like a fetid bag of wind."

Seeing teump and his flunkies go after the smithsonian and general transparency, I keep thinking about that line from 1984: "He who controls the past controls the present. He who controls the present controls the future."

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*pounding on table* TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS

Alex Reed@salexanderreed.bsky.social

After we have endured and resisted the worst, we'll have the chance to build back better. The more utopian our plans, the brighter they might shine from the tunnel's end—and hence the greater their appeal. Yes, we have to defeat "now" first, but what are your best ideas for tomorrow's clean slate?

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Hegseth: Typical Trump. All bluster, very low substance… he’s an armchair tough guy. This is a guy who said that John McCain is not a war hero yet he sought his own five military deferments

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Donald Trump’s greatest legacy is arguably the conservative supermajority he created on the Supreme Court. His second term could put him on a collision course with the institution he reshaped.

Uncle Waffles reposted

You know what I really didn't need for the last week before the Election to End All Elections? A switch to Standard Time that means I have to endure one more hour of this shit.